Quality Improvement: Working Groups and Initiatives
We strongly encourage participation of residents and faculty in the various Medicine QI initiatives. Please contact one of the listed members or Kambria Hooper for more information before attending the meetings listed below.
Quality Improvement (QI) M&M Conference: 4th Wednesday of the month in S101, 12-1pm
Goals:
- Educate housestaff in practice based learning and improvement and systems based practice
- Gain housestaff input and involvement in ongoing systems improvement
- Partner with housestaff to better understand contributing factors that impact patient care
- Provide follow up on cases and action plan
Download Morbidity and Mortality Conference Plan 
QI Noon Conference: 4th Friday of the month in S101, 12pm-1pm
QI Elective resident presents his/her QI project
DOM Professional Practice Evaluation Committee (PPEC) Blake Wilbur W1084; meets monthly on 2nd Friday.
Peer review of cases, Department of Medicine (Chair: Lisa Shieh, MD)
Quality Improvement/Patient Safety Committee (QIPSC) H-3210 (Hospital Administration board room); meets monthly on 3rd Wednesday.
QIPSC provides guidance and support for hospital-wide performance improvement and patient safety efforts and is responsible to the Medical Board and the Quality and Service Committee of the Board of Directors
Care Improvement Committee (CIC) H-3210 (Hospital Administration board room); meets monthly on 3rd Friday.
Provides a forum for the medical staff to monitor and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of care provided by all individuals with clinical privileges. The committee is responsible for overseeing the peer review process for the medical staff.
Unit-Based Medical Directors (UBMD) H-3210 (Hospital Administration board room); meets monthly on 4th Wednesday.
Collaboration between QI managers, nurses, and hospitalists (Joe Hopkins, MD)
O/E Mortality MSOB x344; meets monthly on Thursday.
Clarence Braddock, Pat Gibbons, Kambria Hooper, Lisa Shieh
DOM Quality Council S-101; meets monthly on 3rd Monday, Department of Medicine
Leadership and division chiefs address core measure data, identify new areas for development as QI/PS initiatives, and address clinical operations/excellence. (Chair Alan Yeung, MD; Co-chair Clarence Braddock, MD, MPH)
Download Department of Medicine’s Quality Plan and list of initiatives for 2009-10
Quality at Stanford's Hospital and Clinics: Read More »
Links to additional information:
Quality Improvement Overview
Quality Improvement Working Groups
Opportunities for Faculty to Mentor QI Residents
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Programs for Residents
List of QI Resident Projects
Additional Resources for Residents:MedRes
Medical Staff Update: Residents
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rotating into new clinical elective
f you have any questions or would like to participate in quality efforts in Medicine, please contact Kambria Hooper, M.Ed.